RansomHouse Claims Data Breach at Major Apple Contractor Luxshare
RansomHouse claims to have breached Apple contractor Luxshare, but no evidence has been released. Links are offline and the breach remains unverified.
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UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires actionOnline disinformation campaigns, including Iranian bot farms promoting Scottish nationalism and biased algorithms depicting London as “an overwhelmi…
More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says
Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading banGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 4.7m social media accounts held by Australians wh…
Hackers Launch Over 91,000 Attacks on AI Systems Using Fake Ollama Servers
A new investigation by GreyNoise reveals a massive wave of over 90,000 attacks targeting AI tools like Ollama and OpenAI. Experts warn that hackers are conducting “reconnaissance” to map out vulnerabilities in enterprise AI systems.
There was no data breach, Instagram says
News of a possible Instagram data breach spread over the weekend after Malwarebytes reported that cybercriminals had stolen sensitive information from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, potentially leading to a surge in password reset requests. Users hav…
Meta Calls for Calm Amidst Instagram Password Reset Panic
Meta stated that there had been no breach of its systems and that Instagram accounts remained secure.
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Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban
Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban for teenagersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta …
Instagram’s “17 Million User Data Leak” Was Just Scraped Records from 2022
Instagram’s 17 million user data leak wasn’t a new breach – Hackread.com’s in-depth analysis shows it was scraped in 2022, leaked in 2023, and falsely repackaged in 2026.
ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks
The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under dealThe broadcaster ITV has agreed to invest up to £3m into the health and fitness app The Body Coach, created by Joe Wicks, who shot to fame by ge…
Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti-hate group says
Exclusive: CST highlights volume of IS-supporting accounts and says social media firms ‘putting all of us in danger’Facebook hosted terrorist propaganda that celebrated the murder of Jews and praised Islamic State, a leading anti-hate group has alleged…